aquifer in English

noun
1
a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
Because of the long residence times typical of most bodies of groundwater, contaminated aquifers are not readily restored by natural processes.

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1. An aquifer.

2. 9 A confined aquifer is also known as a pressure aquifer.

3. An Artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure

4. One of the two main types of aquifer is the unconfined aquifer.

5. A Confined aquifer is an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water

6. The Edwards Aquifer Conservancy’s mission is to support and benefit the work of the Edwards Aquifer Authority

7. 1 day ago · Tacarigua aquifer in Trinidad is a medium to Coarse grained sand aquifer

8. Actually... you drill through the aquifer.

9. About one third of the irrigation water is pumped from the shallow alluvial aquifer, causing gross aquifer depletion over time.

10. Pronounced accumulations of Fe(II) in aquifer solids were observed indicating changes in redox buffering capacity of the aquifer solids.

11. The aquifer is unconfined locally and may be recharged.

12. Damage to the aquifer in the northwest quadrant.

13. Lake Ptolemy is related to the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer; in simulations maximum water levels in the aquifer reached the surface of the lake, and about 3 cubic kilometres (0.72 cu mi) of water from the lake entered the aquifer every year.

14. An Artesian aquifer has trapped water, surrounded by layers of impermeable rock or clay which apply positive pressure to the water contained within the aquifer

15. 6 The aquifer is unconfined locally and may be recharged.

16. 7 Recharge areas are necessary for a healthy aquifer.

17. 2 Pumping water from an aquifer lowers the water table.

18. Above this floor, rain soaks down to recharge an aquifer.

19. 8 Such material can confine water in an artesian aquifer.

20. 19 Above this floor, rain soaks down to recharge an aquifer.

21. The Dakota aquifer (formally called the Maha Aquifer) is by far the largest of these secondary Aquifers, supplying all of the water to more than 3,400 wells in eastern Nebraska

22. 20 It passes through the confining layer somewhere above the aquifer.

23. Depollution by surface-active agents of an aquifer contaminated with domestic fuel

24. An aquifer is a water - bearing rock stratum such as sandstone and chalk.

25. The U.S. Geological Survey collaborates with India on ground water and aquifer studies.

26. The Rhone River recharges the alluvial aquifer only during the summer high-water period.

27. 10 Well - Aquifer Systems under Favorable Conditions Can Act as very Sensitive Strain Meters.

28. Simple extensions can address uncertain climate, managed-aquifer recharge and alternate water sources.

29. 12 Australias great aquifer covers the eastern half of the country, for instance.

30. 5 Groundwater in a confined aquifer is compressed elastically, rather like air in a tyre.

31. 1 An aquifer is a water - bearing rock stratum such as sandstone and chalk.

32. Aquifer thermal energy storage (Ates) is the storage and recovery of thermal energy in the subsurface

33. The aquifer is a sand deposit overlying a thick nonfissured layer of Champlain Sea clay.

34. On the other hand, confined-aquifer groundwater levels experienced downward trends in almost all locations.

35. Analysis of the results suggested the probability of additional long-term yield availability from the aquifer.

36. River incision into the confined alluvial aquifer and seasonally varying river stages result in truncated flow paths.

37. Three-dimensional reconstruction identifies areas of potential recharge between the alluvium aquifer and the surrounding hydrostratigraphic complexes.

38. Trends in groundwater level (1995–2009) in 57 wells in the Holocene unconfined aquifer and 63 wells in the Pleistocene confined aquifer were determined by applying the non-parametric Mann-Kendall trend test and Sen’s slope estimator.

39. When groundwater flows naturally or is pumped from an unconfined aquifer, it drains from the pores.

40. The transmissivity of the basalt-alluvium aquifer ranges from 24 to 870 m2 d−1, indicating heterogeneity.

41. The aquifer has no shield of impermeable clay and the proposed artificial barriers would not guarantee success.

42. And by sinking a well or borehole into an aquifer, groundwater can be pumped to the surface.

43. 22 When groundwater flows naturally or is pumped from an unconfined aquifer, it drains from the pores.

44. b) Indicate in the table the type and scale of problem associated with groundwater abstraction from the aquifer

45. The saturated zone beneath the water table is called an aquifer, and Aquifers are huge storehouses of water

46. 17 And by sinking a well or borehole into an aquifer, groundwater can be pumped to the surface.

47. 3 The aquifer has no shield of impermeable clay and the proposed artificial barriers would not guarantee success.

48. This deficit must be satisfied before any water can infiltrate downwards through the soil to replenish the aquifer.

49. The area of influence of the cone of depression in an Artesian aquifer pressure surface is commonly several

50. 24 Surface spreading systems are applicable in many areas. Deep aquifer is undertaken in the urban area.